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July 18, 2025
“Throughout her lifetime, Frances Perkins often lived and found respite at her family’s homestead in Newcastle. We invite you to
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Spectrum News Article on the Frances Perkins National Monument
July 18, 2025
“The Frances Perkins National Monument represents a years-long effort by historians and others to honor Perkins, the first female cabinet
The Only Woman in the Room
March 28, 2025
Read the latest news coverage on Frances Perkins from March 2025, including an interview between Facing History’s Jessica Weingartner and
Extensive National Monument News Coverage
December 18, 2024
Photograph: FPC Executive Director Giovanna Gray Lockhart delivers remarks at the Department of Labor. President Biden’s signing of the proclamation
Senators Susan Collins and Angus King Celebrate Designation
December 17, 2024
Photograph: Senator Cameron Reny, Senate President Mattie Daughtry, and U.S. Senator Angus King at the Department of Labor. “Washington, D.C.
National Monument NPCA Press Release and White House Fact Sheet
December 16, 2024
Photograph: FPC Executive Director Giovanna Gray Lockhart delivering remarks at the Department of Labor. Click here to read the NPCA
Frances Perkins Breaking Glass Ceilings
October 24, 2024
The Secretary of Labor “quite blew our poor Undersecretary off his end of the phone.” -Diary of Jay Pierrepont Moffat,
Frances Perkins’ Moment in Time
October 22, 2024
Frances Perkins and Historical Memory By Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made by History October 21, 2024 “The current potentially historic
Look to Frances Perkins on Labor Day
September 6, 2024
Executive Director Giovanna Gray Lockhart was featured in @ The Hill over Labor Day weekend – and reminds us all